Ihor Tsvietov (born 2 March 1994) is a Ukrainian

Paralympic athlete The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...

with

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. He competes as T35-classified athlete in 100 and 200 metres sprinting events. He won two gold medals at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: in the men's 100 metres T35 event and in the men's 200 metres T35 event. He also won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It wa ...

held in London, United Kingdom. Tsvietov also won the gold medals in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the

2018 World Para Athletics European Championships The 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Israel. It was held in ...

. 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Men's 100 metres T35
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paralympic.org In both events he was the only medalist as there were only two competitors, Tsvietov and

Jordan Howe Jordan Howe (born 12 October 1995) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Wales competing in category T35 sprinting events. Howe qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m and 200 m sprint. History Howe was born in ...

, in these events. At the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he set a new world-record time of 11.07s in the men's 100 metres T35 event and also a new world-record time of 23.04s in the men's 200 metres T35 event. After winning the silver medal at the 100 m T35 during the

2020 Tokyo Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic ...

Tsvetov refused to take a joint photo with

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bronze and gold medallist Artem Kalashian and

Dmitrii Safronov Dmitrii Dmitrievich Safronov (russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Сафронов; born 12 October 1995) is a Russian Paralympic athlete who specializes in the 100 m and 200 m sprint. Career Safronov is a four-time World Champion, h ...

due to strained

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.The Ukrainian Paralympic winner refused to take a photo with the Russians

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(30 August 2021)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsvietov, Ihor Living people 1994 births Paralympic athletes of Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) World record holders in Paralympic athletics Ukrainian male sprinters Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Sportspeople from Mykolaiv